貫徹

See also: 贯彻

Chinese

		pierce; to string	pervade; penetrate; pass through pervade; penetrate; pass through; thorough; penetrating
trad. (貫徹)		貫	徹
simp. (贯彻)		贯	彻

Etymology

Earliest attested and used literally in Great Tang Records of the Western Regions:

• 其夜夢見毘沙門天曰：「汝有何力敢壞伽藍？」因以長戟貫徹胸背。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]

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  其夜梦见毗沙门天曰：「汝有何力敢坏伽蓝？」因以长戟贯彻胸背。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

  From: Xuanzang, Great Tang Records on the Western Regions, 646 CE, translated based on Samuel Beal's version

  Qí yè mèng jiàn Píshāméntiān yuē: “Rǔ yǒu hélì gǎn huài gālán?” Yīn yǐ chángjǐ guànchè xiōngbèi. [Pinyin]

  [I]n the night he had a dream. He saw Vaisravana Deva, who addressed him thus: "What power do you possess that you dare (to intend) to overthrow this convent?" and then hurling his lance, he transfixed him with it..

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guànchè

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄢˋ ㄔㄜˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gun³ cit³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kon-chha̍t
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): koàn-thiat
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵kue-tsheq₇

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guànchè
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄢˋ ㄔㄜˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guànchè
    • Wade–Giles: kuan⁴-chʻê⁴
    • Yale: gwàn-chè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guanncheh
    • Palladius: гуаньчэ (guanʹčɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯än⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gun³ cit³
    • Yale: gun chit
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gun³ tsit⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: gun³ qid³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuːn³³ t͡sʰiːt̚³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kon-chha̍t
    • Hakka Romanization System: gon cad
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gon⁴ cad⁶
    • Sinological IPA: /kon⁵⁵ t͡sʰat̚⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: koàn-thiat
    • Tâi-lô: kuàn-thiat
    • Phofsit Daibuun: koarntiad
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /kuan²¹⁻⁵³ tʰiɛt̚³²/
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /kuan⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰiɛt̚⁵/
    • Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /kuan²¹⁻⁵³ tʰiɛt̚³²/
    • Sinological IPA (Taipei): /kuan¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰiɛt̚³²/
    • Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /kuan²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰiɛt̚³²/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁵kue-tsheq₇
    • MiniDict: kue^去 tsheh^入
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²kue-tsheq₄
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /kue³³ t͡sʰəʔ⁴⁴/

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• Middle Chinese: kwanH trhjet

Rime
Character	貫	徹
Reading #	2/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	見 (28)	徹 (10)
Final (韻)	桓 (62)	薛 (83)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open
Division (等)	I	III
Fanqie	古玩切	丑列切
Baxter	kwanH	trhjet
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kuɑnH/	/ʈʰˠiᴇt̚/
Pan Wuyun	/kʷɑnH/	/ʈʰᵚiɛt̚/
Shao Rongfen	/kuɑnH/	/ȶʰiæt̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kwanH/	/ʈʰiat̚/
Li Rong	/kuɑnH/	/ȶʰjɛt̚/
Wang Li	/kuɑnH/	/ȶʰĭɛt̚/
Bernhard Karlgren	/kuɑnH/	/ȶʰi̯ɛt̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	guàn	che
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gun3	cit3

Verb

貫徹

1. to implement; to carry out; to put into practice

Synonyms

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• 來到 / 来到 (láidào)
• 執行 / 执行 (zhíxíng)
• 奉行 (fèngxíng)
• 實施 / 实施 (shíshī)
• 實現 / 实现 (shíxiàn)
• 實行 / 实行 (shíxíng)
• 實踐 / 实践 (shíjiàn)
• 履行 (lǚxíng)
• 採取 / 采取 (cǎiqǔ)
• 推行 (tuīxíng)
• 操作 (cāozuò)
• 啟動 / 启动 (qǐdòng)
• 施
• 施行 (shīxíng)
• 施設 / 施设 (shīshè) (literary)
• 服行 (fúxíng) (literary)
• 落地 (figurative)
• 落實 / 落实 (luòshí)
• 踐行 / 践行 (jiànxíng) (literary)
• 遂行 (suìxíng)

Related terms

• 貫通／贯通 (guàntōng)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (貫徹):

• → Japanese: 貫徹(かんてつ) (kantetsu)
• → Vietnamese: quán triệt (貫徹)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
貫	徹
かん Grade: S	てつ Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) かんてつ [kàńtétsú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [kã̠nte̞t͡sɨ]

Noun

貫(かん)徹(てつ) • (kantetsu) ^{←くわんてつ (kwantetu)?}

1. execute thoroughly

   初志(しょし)貫徹(かんてつ)

   shoshi kantetsu

   (please add an English translation of this example)

Verb

貫(かん)徹(てつ)する • (kantetsu suru) ^{←くわんてつ (kwantetu)?}suru (stem 貫(かん)徹(てつ)し (kantetsu shi), past 貫(かん)徹(てつ)した (kantetsu shita))

1. to execute thoroughly

Conjugation

Conjugation of "貫徹する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	貫徹し	かんてつし	kantetsu shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	貫徹し	かんてつし	kantetsu shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	貫徹する	かんてつする	kantetsu suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	貫徹する	かんてつする	kantetsu suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	貫徹すれ	かんてつすれ	kantetsu sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	貫徹せよ¹ 貫徹しろ²	かんてつせよ¹ かんてつしろ²	kantetsu seyo¹ kantetsu shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	貫徹される	かんてつされる	kantetsu sareru
Causative	貫徹させる 貫徹さす	かんてつさせる かんてつさす	kantetsu saseru kantetsu sasu
Potential	貫徹できる	かんてつできる	kantetsu dekiru
Volitional	貫徹しよう	かんてつしよう	kantetsu shiyō
Negative	貫徹しない	かんてつしない	kantetsu shinai
Negative continuative	貫徹せず	かんてつせず	kantetsu sezu
Formal	貫徹します	かんてつします	kantetsu shimasu
Perfective	貫徹した	かんてつした	kantetsu shita
Conjunctive	貫徹して	かんてつして	kantetsu shite
Hypothetical conditional	貫徹すれば	かんてつすれば	kantetsu sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

References

• “貫徹”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026